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Country
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Maldives |
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Leader
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President: Mohamed Nasheed
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Acting president: Andry Rajoelina
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Population
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394,451
| 22,005,222
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Life Expectancy
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74.690 years
| 64.000 years
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Capital City
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Male
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Largest city
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| Male (population: 84,972) | Antananarivo (population: 1,391,430) |
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Human Development Index
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0.749
| 0.533
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| GDP per capita |
$8,800 US
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Literacy Rate
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96.3%
| 68.9%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.8
| 3.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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12%
| 9.4%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
14.500%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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republic
| republic
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Independence date
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26 July 1965 (from UK)
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| Religions |
Sunni Muslim
| indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
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| Languages |
Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials
| English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official)
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| Exports |
fish
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| External Debt |
$943,000,000 $
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| Exchange Rate |
rufiyaa (MVR) per US dollar - NA (2007), 12.8 (2006), 12.8 (2005), 12.8 (2004), 12.8 (2003)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
5.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India
| Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
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| Area |
298 km sq
| 587,041 km sq
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| Coastline |
644 km
| 4,828 km
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| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)
| tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
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